Datto_610's 180B - Street Legal!

[85_Z31]

Sweet progress Greg

Manifold leaks are the worst, if it comes to removing the manifold put a straight edge over it and check the manifold for twist and straightness with a feeler gauge

It's like the cast iron relaxes or moves around, i have always had to have mine machined or they never sealed.

can be done with glass and sandpaper if you have the time, or the machine shop if you have the dollars.

[Datto_610]

Thanks for the tips James!

[Datto_610]

Gave Bart a hand lift out a J series engine out of a caldina that he picked up from Hayden in Oamaru, so in return he machined my locators down so they would fit into the bottom of the strut properly. Now that I've got that sorted I'll drop them off to my old work to get satin black anodised and installed for good! (Hopefully..) haven't taken manifold off yet but may just end up buying the mlsr gaskets anyway. Might have to get Datsunboy to have a last look over my electrics so I've got everything working properly before cert!

Also knocked up this tool board yesterday as I'm forever looking for tools when I work on this. Pretty chuffed with end result.

[Datto_610]

Dropped off bits for anodising yesterday will hopefully get those back today so struts can go back in! Also got new seat belts through work as the ones in there were too short and I was really sucking it in to get them clipped up hahaha. Lee (Monty) came around last night to check out my adjustable sub frame and to just pine over the B in general, he sold me my first ever 180B nearly 10 years ago now! I really must've had my head in the clouds when I thought RB and CA had the same bolt spacing for the exhaust manifold as they really aren't....



Luckily I had a look at work before buying them... so will have to pull manifold off probably replace gaskets and smother in rtv! I managed to lock my keys in the B last night too and don't have any spares....

[datsunboy]

Just flick me a text greg

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[classicdat]

Want me to come nd break in?

[Bartman]

Are the lock knobs round or flat?
If they're round, I could have us in in no time...........

[Datto_610]

Haha oops tapatalk doesn't always tell me I have a notification so haven't checked this. Borrowed a break in kit from guy at work and had it open in a jiffy! Was almost too easy..... Got bump steer spacers back from anodising still yet to fit them... also after a bit of a debacle with NZC I finally got my cometic multi layer steel exhaust gaskets! Still need to remove manifold and check for straightness

[Datto_610]

Bump steer spacers are in! What a mission they were to get in! Mainly just trying to get everything at the right angle to get the bolts to start threading in!!



It wouldn't be a project without something going wrong once I've just achieved something.... the sway bar links butt up against the strut!! After a bit of pondering obviously they won't fit seeing as I've moved the control arm 28mm..... so looks I'll need longer sway bar links to remedy that better buy another set of universal sway bar links

[MONTY]

Oh it all looks so shiney!!! So jealous


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